Nancy Cooper Frank
@ncooperfrank.bsky.social
Reader, sometime writer, curious person. Russian literature Ph.D. Interested in Slavic languages, French language & literature, world history, archeology, linguistics, trivia
Also: Abolish ICE.
Living with cancer.
Also: Abolish ICE.
Living with cancer.
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“He’s killing us in the streets and we still have to pay our taxes in April” is an incredibly compelling point.
Before speaking with two armed men at the Pretti vigil last night, a man approached & asked if I was going to tell the truth. I said yes. He told me how frustrated he was at the media & the harm it’s causing to his community.
I asked if he wanted to share words for the media on camera, & he did:
I asked if he wanted to share words for the media on camera, & he did:
January 26, 2026 at 12:40 AM
“He’s killing us in the streets and we still have to pay our taxes in April” is an incredibly compelling point.
I stand with the nurses.
We're horrified & outraged: Immigration agents have once again committed cold-blooded murder of a public observer who posed no threat to them.
This time, they've executed a fellow nurse, Alex Pretti. We demand justice and accountability. Abolish ICE, now! https://bit.ly/4big77u
This time, they've executed a fellow nurse, Alex Pretti. We demand justice and accountability. Abolish ICE, now! https://bit.ly/4big77u
National Nurses United outraged by murder of VA registered nurse by immigration agents, demand abolition of ICE
NNU issued the following statement in response to the murder of Alex Pretti, RN: “The nation’s nurses, who make it their mission to care for and save human lives, are horrified and outraged that immig...
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January 26, 2026 at 8:03 AM
I stand with the nurses.
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You know Alex Pretti & Renee Good—the 2 white people ICE killed.
ICE has also killed Keith Porter, a Black man, Parady La, a Cambodian man, & 5 Latinos—Heber Sanchaz Domínguez, Victor Manuel Diaz, Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres, and Geraldo Lunas Campos.
9 TOTAL.
ABOLISH ICE.
ICE has also killed Keith Porter, a Black man, Parady La, a Cambodian man, & 5 Latinos—Heber Sanchaz Domínguez, Victor Manuel Diaz, Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres, and Geraldo Lunas Campos.
9 TOTAL.
ABOLISH ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 2:32 AM
You know Alex Pretti & Renee Good—the 2 white people ICE killed.
ICE has also killed Keith Porter, a Black man, Parady La, a Cambodian man, & 5 Latinos—Heber Sanchaz Domínguez, Victor Manuel Diaz, Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres, and Geraldo Lunas Campos.
9 TOTAL.
ABOLISH ICE.
ICE has also killed Keith Porter, a Black man, Parady La, a Cambodian man, & 5 Latinos—Heber Sanchaz Domínguez, Victor Manuel Diaz, Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres, and Geraldo Lunas Campos.
9 TOTAL.
ABOLISH ICE.
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I mean things are bad but Gwangju was 1000-2000 plus dead, not 2, and drugged up paras were firing at anything that moved. If it gets to that stage we're in a very very different situation.
This was just me making this comparison yesterday, but today the Korean news is calling Minnesota "America's Gwangju" and have human rights lawyers explaining how America is now living through the dictatorship Korea once had.
The Chun regime that my wife fought against in the 80s did the exact same thing. They needed a "crisis" that "only they could solve" to hoard more ill-gotten power, so they chose one city (Gwangju), declared its inhabitants enemies, sent trucks full of soldiers to violently attack and kill them.
January 26, 2026 at 4:50 AM
I mean things are bad but Gwangju was 1000-2000 plus dead, not 2, and drugged up paras were firing at anything that moved. If it gets to that stage we're in a very very different situation.
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Rest in Peace Alex Jeffrey Pretti🙏🏾 The VA ICU Nurses send him off right 💔
January 26, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Rest in Peace Alex Jeffrey Pretti🙏🏾 The VA ICU Nurses send him off right 💔
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Steph Curry on watching the protests from his hotel window: "In negative 10-degree weather. It was beautiful to see that turnout. That speaks to how important people felt to have their voice heard. In those elements and whatever streets outside our hotel, they were out, and it was amazing to watch."
January 26, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Steph Curry on watching the protests from his hotel window: "In negative 10-degree weather. It was beautiful to see that turnout. That speaks to how important people felt to have their voice heard. In those elements and whatever streets outside our hotel, they were out, and it was amazing to watch."
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signs left at alex pretti’s memorial in minneapolis: “i love you so much / i’ll miss you forever” photo with a friend, “i would have done the same. RIP alex,” a stethoscope and “we’ll take it from here, alex” and a tshirt for the minnesota nurses association
January 25, 2026 at 11:49 PM
signs left at alex pretti’s memorial in minneapolis: “i love you so much / i’ll miss you forever” photo with a friend, “i would have done the same. RIP alex,” a stethoscope and “we’ll take it from here, alex” and a tshirt for the minnesota nurses association
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Dr. William Foege, a leader in the global eradication of smallpox, has died.
Dr. William Foege, leader in smallpox eradication, dies
Dr. William Foege, a leader in the global eradication of smallpox, has died. He was 89. Foege was director of the U.S.
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January 26, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Dr. William Foege, a leader in the global eradication of smallpox, has died.
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This is one of the things that I find is most shocking to people outside Minnesota who don’t realize it yet—the scale at which everyone who isn’t white has been forced into a spectrum of hiding.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
January 26, 2026 at 4:01 AM
This is one of the things that I find is most shocking to people outside Minnesota who don’t realize it yet—the scale at which everyone who isn’t white has been forced into a spectrum of hiding.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
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CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
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Kudos to the NYT editor who took “Appears to” out of the lead headline (finally)
January 25, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Kudos to the NYT editor who took “Appears to” out of the lead headline (finally)
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Nation's largest nurses union repeats calls for ICE abolition, pledges to do "everything in our power to vote out any elected official who supports funding for this all-out assault on the health, safety, and civil rights of our people."
January 25, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Nation's largest nurses union repeats calls for ICE abolition, pledges to do "everything in our power to vote out any elected official who supports funding for this all-out assault on the health, safety, and civil rights of our people."
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There’s absolutely nothing to debate.
Once you understand that you're dealing with murderous liars, you stop entertaining what they say as possibly credible and legitimate. The fight against them is about stopping them from terrorizing and killing by any means, not winning debates about your reality versus theirs.
January 25, 2026 at 4:10 AM
There’s absolutely nothing to debate.
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Another person murdered in cold blood by ICE. Both Renee Good and now this 37 year old man were targeted for death by ICE
When you fire 10 shots into a restrained person, it is not self defence, it is murder. They had swarmed him and at least 4 were holding him
www.bbc.com/news/live/cj...
When you fire 10 shots into a restrained person, it is not self defence, it is murder. They had swarmed him and at least 4 were holding him
www.bbc.com/news/live/cj...
January 24, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Another person murdered in cold blood by ICE. Both Renee Good and now this 37 year old man were targeted for death by ICE
When you fire 10 shots into a restrained person, it is not self defence, it is murder. They had swarmed him and at least 4 were holding him
www.bbc.com/news/live/cj...
When you fire 10 shots into a restrained person, it is not self defence, it is murder. They had swarmed him and at least 4 were holding him
www.bbc.com/news/live/cj...
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Americans were supposed to cower or cheer when they saw fascist violence. The Real Americans would shout with glee, and the rest would bow down because they’re woke and weak and stuff. Everyone knows that. X users know it. Podcasters know it. Stephen Miller knows it.
This wasn’t supposed to happen.
This wasn’t supposed to happen.
January 25, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Americans were supposed to cower or cheer when they saw fascist violence. The Real Americans would shout with glee, and the rest would bow down because they’re woke and weak and stuff. Everyone knows that. X users know it. Podcasters know it. Stephen Miller knows it.
This wasn’t supposed to happen.
This wasn’t supposed to happen.
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"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
January 24, 2026 at 9:14 PM
"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
M Gessen has it right. This is state terror.
"Fundamentally, the terror was random. That is, in fact, how state terror works.
The randomness is the difference between a regime based on terror and a regime that is plainly repressive."
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The randomness is the difference between a regime based on terror and a regime that is plainly repressive."
Gift link:
Opinion | State Terror Has Arrived
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January 25, 2026 at 2:00 AM
M Gessen has it right. This is state terror.
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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HAPPENING NOW: A massive crowd is gathered in freezing temperatures outside ICE headquarters in DC to demand ICE OUT OF ALL COMMUNITIES NOW.
January 25, 2026 at 12:00 AM
HAPPENING NOW: A massive crowd is gathered in freezing temperatures outside ICE headquarters in DC to demand ICE OUT OF ALL COMMUNITIES NOW.
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Max Spitzkopf, the great Vienna detective and Yiddish Sherlock Holmes, now appearing in English translation, with a translator talk at the Yiddish Book Center.
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Translator Talk | Adventures of Max Spitzkopf: The Yiddish Sherlock Holmes, with Mikhl Yashinsky | Yiddish Book Center
Zoom | Thursday, February 26, 2026 @ 7:00 p.m. ET
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January 24, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Max Spitzkopf, the great Vienna detective and Yiddish Sherlock Holmes, now appearing in English translation, with a translator talk at the Yiddish Book Center.
www.yiddishbookcenter.org/events/upcom...
www.yiddishbookcenter.org/events/upcom...
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I just got back from seeing the monks and unfortunately the first texts I saw were from my friends saying that our friend Matt Allen, who performs as the musician Nur-D, was tackled, pepper sprayed, and arrested by ICE in Minneapolis, and the whole thing is on video youtu.be/xxFOENnJ7dE?...
ICE Agents Kidnapping Matthew James Obadiah Allen (Stage Name Nur-D) in Minneapolis, MN 01/24/2026
YouTube video by Sengir Minion
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January 24, 2026 at 10:01 PM
I just got back from seeing the monks and unfortunately the first texts I saw were from my friends saying that our friend Matt Allen, who performs as the musician Nur-D, was tackled, pepper sprayed, and arrested by ICE in Minneapolis, and the whole thing is on video youtu.be/xxFOENnJ7dE?...
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Keith Porter, another man killed by ICE.
Keith Porter.
Alex Pretti.
Renee Nicole Good.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Keith Porter.
Alex Pretti.
Renee Nicole Good.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Family of man killed by off-duty ICE agent in LA demands charges: ‘The ache will never go away’
After Renee Good’s killing in Minneapolis, calls grow for accountability in the shooting of Keith Porter Jr on New Year’s Eve
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Keith Porter, another man killed by ICE.
Keith Porter.
Alex Pretti.
Renee Nicole Good.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Keith Porter.
Alex Pretti.
Renee Nicole Good.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Protesters gather near an Orlando ICE facility, tensions lead to an arrest by police
Protesters gather near an Orlando ICE facility, tensions lead to an arrest by police - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale
ORLANDO, FLA. (WSVN) - A rally against deportations by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement drew crowds to an ICE facility in Orlando on Friday, after previous<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/local/florida/protesters-gather-near-an-orlando-ice-facility-tensions-lead-to-an-arrest-by-police/">Read More</a>
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January 24, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Protesters gather near an Orlando ICE facility, tensions lead to an arrest by police